LSU basketball coach Matt McMahon discusses potential NCAA sanctions
As LSU was looking for its next basketball coach, there was a question about how the looming NCAA sanctions would affect the search.
Things turned out well with the hiring of Matt McMahon. Taking over the job with an empty cupboard, McMahon worked the transfer portal, convinced a couple of guys to return and even picked up a few blue-chip high school recruits.
The initial success of the rebuild has made some LSU fans forget about the potential of severe sanctions being placed on the program, but McMahon recently discussed the situation.
“We’ve got to control what we can control,” McMahon said at a press conference. “Whatever’s happened in the past, I have nothing to do with it. We have nothing to do with it.
“We have nothing to do with what happens NCAA-wise moving forward. So, we don’t ever talk about it.”
McMahon added that he just wanted to focus on the daily process. He’s just focusing on moving the program forward. LSU fired Will Wade following the IARP’s report in March that detailed the specific violations.
LSU opens its season in Baton Rouge on Nov. 9 against Kansas City. It begins conference play on Dec. 28 as the Tigers host Arkansas.
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